Tire valve tool



July 12, 1938. e. F. coLLEY 2,123,524

TIRE VALVE .TOOL

Filed June 5, 1937 Georgie i'colze Patented July 12, 1938 2,1

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TIRE VALVE TOOL George F. Colley,Jacksonville, 'Fla., assignor to Merchants and Manufacturers 'Inc.,,Jacksonville, Fla., a corporation of Florida Application June 5, 1937,Serial No; 146,686 I 1'Claim. (oi-13749) My invention relates to a tirevalve tool. valve l9, carrying a stem 20. This stem is sur- Importantobjects of the invention are to pro rounded by a compressible coilspring 2|, engagvide a device of the above mentioned character ing thevalve l9 and having its opposite end enwhich will permit of the readyinflation of the gaging a keeper 20' which is held within an antirewithout the removal of the device; which will nular groove 22, 5 renew,cut, and ream out threads upon the in- I provide a handle which ismounted upon the terior of the valve stem; which will renew and tubularbody portion ID to turn the same, and cut the threads upon the exteriorof the valve this handle comprises preferably tubular opstem; which maybe used to remove valve cores; positely arranged radial arms 23 and 24,formed 10 which may be used as a tire deflator; which will integral witha hub 25. This hub is shown as pro- 10 permit of the tire being inflatedthrough the vided with a screw-threaded opening'ZB, to reautomatic valveof the device; which will permit ceive the screw-threaded reducedportion I 4. of the testing of the air pressure through the de- The hubengages the shoulder l5, and the unvice; which may be used as a tiretool to hold the screwing of the hub may be prevented by mashing valvestem in place, or in the hole in the rim when the material of the sameslightly, as shown at 21, 15 changing tires; which can be used tostraighten or by any other suitable means. The screwor adjust valve stemto proper position in the threaded engagement between the hub and therim when putting a tire upon the wheel or rim; stem may be omitted, andthese parts held toand which will serve as a dust guard when appliedgether by a clamping fit, welding, or any other t th t suitable means. 0

Other objects and advantages of the invention The arm 23 is providedwith a longitudinal W l b pp during t Course Of e o opening or bore 28,and notches 29, at its end, lowing description. whereby this arm is alsoadapted to serve as a In the a comp nying r w n f rm n a p r core-Wrenchfor removing the core from the of this application and in which likenumerals are valv t m. The arm 24 i provided ith b1 d s 25 e p y d odesignate e P ts ghout the and also serves as a tap to renew, cut andream game, out the threads upon the interior of the tubular Figure 1 isa plan view of a tire valve tool emvalve stem, bodying my inv n Thenumeral 3| designates a flexible or re- 30 F gur 2 e Side elevation ofthe Same, silient guard or seal, preferably formed of rubber,

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section taken and adapted t fitabout t t bw valve t on line 33 of Figure 1, and to engage the rim ofthe wheel to prevent Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on line dustor dirt reaching the valve stem. This guard 4-4 of Figure 2, a d or sealhas a tubular neck 32, held upon the tubu- Figure 5 is an explodedperspective view of the lar body portion 1, as h 35 device. In use, theordinary cap carried by the tubular In the w wherein o the purpose ofilstem of a tire valve is removed, and the tubular lustration is shown apreferred embodiment of body portion I0 screwed upon this stem, and thismy invention, e numeral designates the screwing action may beconveniently effected by 40 tubular dy portion of the device, av the useof the arms 23 and 24. When thus ap- 40 ternal screw-threads II, toengage with the exlied, the guard or shield 3| will surround the ternalscrew-threads of the tubular stem of the tubular stem and engage the rimof the wheel, valve carried y th inner tube of the tire, a is wherebythe entire device serves as a dust guard, well known. At one end, thistubular body porexcluding dirt and dust from the tubular stem.

5 tion is provided with a die l2, to renew or cut the When it is desiredtoinflate the tire the hose from exterior screw-threads upon the tubularvalve the pump is arranged upon the reduced portion stem, the die havingradial slots l3. Formed inl4, and the check valve I!) will automaticallyopen tegral with the opposite end of the tubular body inwardly to permitof the passage of the air to the portion I2 is a reduced tubular portionl4, afinner tube, and automatically close, as is obfording a shoulderl5, and this reduced portion vious. When the body portion I0 is appliedto the 50 may be externally threaded, as shown at 5, while tubular stem,the die l2 renews, shapes or cuts these threads could be omitted. thethreads upon the exterior of the tubular The reduced tubular portion I4is provided in stem. By removing the device from the stem, the its freeend with an opening l1, and a valve seat arm 23 may be inserted into thestem and be used I8, to be engaged by an inwardly opening check as acore-wrench to unscrew and remove the core. 55

The arm 24- may be inserted into the tubular stem to renew or cut theinterior threads of the same.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A combined tire valve cap and tool, comprising a tubular body portionprovided near one end with internal screw threads for engagement withthe screw threads of the stem of the tire valve,

2 said tubular body portion being-provided at the outer end of theinternal screw threads with an internal die having slots to out orrestore the threads of the valve stem, the tubular body portion havingits outer end portion reduced for affording a shoulder arranged betweenthe ends of the tubular body portion, a handle having a screw threadedopening to receive the reduced screw threaded portion of the tubularbody portion and to have clamping action with the shoulder, said handleextending radially beyond the tubular body portion on opposite sides,the tubular body portion having its reduced portion provided at its freeend with an opening and a valve seat, a spring pressed inwardly openingcheck valve arranged within the reduced portion to engage the valveseat, and a flexible guard surrounding the tubular body portion beneaththe handle and projecting outwardly beyond the internal die for asubstantial distance for covering the slots thereof.

' his GEORGE F. X COLLEY.

mark Witness to mark:

L. K. WALRATH.

